Razor.



H. J. MILLER. RAZOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30, 1910.

7 995,274, Patented June 13, 1911.

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HENRY JOHN MILLER, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

RAZOR.

Application filed July 30, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State ofLouisiana, h ave invented a new and Improved Razor, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to razors, and has for an object to provide afoldable razor having a blade removable from the shank of the razor, sothat a new blade can be employed to replace the worn blade, and a guardto permit of cutting the heard or the like without marring the skin. Forthe purpose mentioned, use is made of a shank mounted to swing on ahandle and foldable therein, a casing mounted on the shank, a clasp forremovably securing the casing on the shank, a guard on the casing, and ablade for removable engagement with the casing.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings constituting a partof this specification, in which similar characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the views, and in which Figure 1 is a partialside elevation of my razor and showing the same in open posi tion; Fig.2 is an end view of my invention; Fig. 3 is a similar end view, butshowing the guard removed from the casing; and Fig. 4 is a fragmentaryenlarged sectional View, showing the means for removab-ly holding thecasing on the shank of the razor.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I provide a shank 10,mounted to swing in a handle 11 and adapted to fold intermediate thesides of the handle. A handle or grip 12 is integrally formed at one endof the shank, as will be seen in Fig. 1. At the other end of the shank,a reduced portion 13 is formed, and mounted thereon is a spring clasp 11, having a flanged end or handle 15. A casing 16 is provided toslidably engage the shank, to partially inelose the same, and the saidcasing is removably held on the shank by the spring clasp 14, the saidclaspv being adapted to engage the upper side 17 of the casing. Thecasing 16 is adapted to fit snugly on the shank 10,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 574,658.

and integrally formed on the casing in the side thereof and near thelower end, are oppositely disposed inwardly pressed lugs 18, extendinglongitudinally of the casing, and the said sides of the casing are provided with suificient elasticity to permit of removably slidingtherebetween a razor blade 19, provided with depressions adapted toreceive the lugs 18. Thus it will be seen that a foldable razor isprovided, having a removable casing and a removable blade.

hen it is desired to employ the razor as a safety razor, a dependingguard 20 is formed integral with the casing 16, as will be seen in Figs.1 and 2, and the said guard is adapted to be disposed immediatelyadjacent one side of the blade and extending a short distance beyond thesame. In order to provide a light, durable and serviceable guard, thesame is provided with a plurality of transversely extending slots alongone side thereof with the said slots extending from the longitudinallower end of the guard upwardly and thus forming a plural ity of guardteeth 21.

It will be understood that the casing can be removed at any time, andreversed, so that a razor for both rightand left hand shaving isprovided; and it will be further understood that my razor can beconstructed with or without the guard 20.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A razor, comprising a handle, a shank mounted toswing on the handle and adapted to fold thereon, a casing on the shank,a spring clasp on the shank and engaging the casing to removably securethe same on the shank, inwardly-extending lugs on the casing andextending longitudinally thereof, and a grooved blade removably engagingthe casing, the said lugs engaging in the said grooves in the blade.

2. A. razor comprising a handle, a shank mounted to swing on the handleand adapted to fold thereon, a casing on the shank, a spring claspsecured to the shank and provided with a flanged end for engagement withthe casing to removably secure the same on the shank, inwardly extendinglugs Patented June 13, 1911. i

integrally formed on the casing and extendname to this specification inthe presence longitu dinzzlily thereof cha blaclel removof twosubscribing Witnesses. a y engaging 1e easing, e salt ugs engaging theblade to hold the same in the HENRY JOHN MILLER casing and a guardintegrally formed on the Witnesses: casing on one side thereof. JAMESGEORY,

In testimony whereof I have signed my EDWARD DE ARMAs.

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